For 75 days, @DavidWondrich has did a drink (or drinks) of the day, aka Low-Fi Lush Hour.
Here's a thread of threads:
Here's a thread of threads:
March 14: "The Suburban."
March 16: "The Daiquiri."
March 18: "The Martini."
March 19: "Ring of Bright Water," a blended scotch sour with strega.
March 20: "Caipirinha."
March 21: "Improved Gin Cocktail." The Jerry Thomas version.
March 22: "Ti Punch," a classic of Martinique.
March 23: "Spyder," a mix of rye and amaro.
March 24: "Chingados Todos." ;)
March 25: "New York Sour."
March 26: "Improved Tequila Manhattan."
March 27: "Tequila Daisy," aka a proto Margaria.
March 28: Pousse Cafe.
March 29: "Sazerac."
March 30: "Bees Knees."
March 31: "Americano."
April 1: "Gypsy Queen," an early vodka cocktail.
April 2: "The Rose," a kirschwasser cocktail from 1900s Paris.
April 3: "Old Fashioned."
April 4: "Java Si," a Wondrich Arak drink.
April 5: "Metrope." It's basically a cognac Manhattan.
April 6: "Margarita."
April 7: "El Presidente."
April 8: "The Parisan #2."
April 9: "Pink Gin."
April 10: "Grasshopper."
April 11: "Manhattan."
April 12: "Barbados Gin Swizzle."
April 13: Rear Admiral Charles “Soc” McMorris’s Scotch Old-Fashioned.
April 14: Absinthe louche and Oleosaccharum. (Not mixed together)
April 15: "Boston Rum Punch."
April 16: "French 75."
April 17: A different "Martini."
April 18: "Mai Tai."
April 19: The Bone."
April 20: "Mary Jane," a Pre-prohibition San Francisco cocktail.
April 21: "Daisy."
April 22: "Ramos Gin Fizz."
April 23: "Rob Roy."
April 24: "The Vesper."
April 25: "Blow My Skull," a 19th century Tasmanian cocktail.
April 26: "Jack Rose."
April 27: "Brooklyn."
April 28: "Ojen," aka "Pink Shimmy" from New Orleans.
April 29: "Martinez" (or just the Martini).
April 30: "Pegu Club," an imperial British drink from Burma.
May 1: "Rusty Nail."
May 2: "Julep." A classic one with brandy.
May 3: "Twentieth Century."
May 4: "Singapore Sling."
May 5: "Little Gem," another Wondrich drink; this for Cinco de Mayo.
May 6: "Ernest's Special."
May 7: "Jungle Bird."
May 8: "Hanky Panky."
May 9: "Pisco Sour."
May 10: Jim Grey's "Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail."
May 11: "Last Word."
May 12: Two for one: "Junior" and "Queen Elizabeth."
May 13: Let's call it "Weeski."
May 14: "Bamboo" and the "Adonis." Two sherry cocktails.
May 15: "Vodka Martini."
May 16: "Green Swizzle."
May 17: "Oriental Cocktail."
May 18: "Bringatine," from Wondrich.
May 19: "Margarita."
May 20: "Wiffin."
May 21: "Old Bay Ridge."
May 22: "San Martin."
May 23: All about Kummel.
May 24: "Vieux Carre."
May 25: "Jersey Sunset."
May 26: "Sidecar" (two versions).
May 27: "Aviation."
May 28: "Sherry Cobbler."
May 29: "Negroni" (from 1947).
Don't forget to wash your hands!
